Feud: Hogarth's Caricature of John Wilkes

Name: Feud: Hogarth's Caricature of John Wilkes
Start: 2025-04-28T13:00:00-04:00
Location: 301 South Nassau Street, Williamsburg, VA, United States, Virginia 23185

Schedule

Mon, 28 Apr, 2025 at 01:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

301 South Nassau Street, Williamsburg, VA, United States, Virginia 23185 | Williamsburg, VA

A part of our Good Stories About Great Stuff lecture series. Join us every Monday at 1:00 in the Hennage Auditorium to hear the stories behind some of Colonial Williamsburg's treasures directly from our experts.
This talk traces the contentious creation of a 1763 caricature and portrait print that resulted from a feud between engraver and sitter and shaped the celebrity of one of the most scandalous English politicians in the eighteenth century. This print of John Wilkes by William Hogarth is part of the art museum's new print exhibit, Celebrity in Print. After the talk, we will go on a tour of the exhibit.